Articles about map export formats, tools and OpenStreetMap data use cases.
WMTS (Web Map Tile Service) is a 2010 OGC standard for pre-rendered raster tile pyramids; the backbone of EU INSPIRE infrastructure and government geo-portals USGS, IGN, BKG, OS, GSI.
WKB (Well-Known Binary) is the OGC Simple Features Access binary standard (1999) for vector geometry serialization: the foundation of PostGIS, MySQL Spatial, SQL Server, SpatiaLite, GeoPackage, ParquetGeo, FlatGeobuf — the invisible infrastructure layer of all GIS databases.
USDZ is a zipped USD package from Apple+Pixar (WWDC 2018): AR Quick Look in iOS Safari/Messages/Mail, the basis for e-commerce 3D previews at Wayfair, IKEA, Apple Store, museum education, and gaming asset previews.
Глубокий гид по TileJSON — открытой спецификации Mapbox для описания tile-наборов. История от 2011 года до v3.0, поля, URL-шаблоны, совместимость с MVT/PMTiles/MBTiles, OGC API Tiles convergence и как опубликовать tile-карту osm2cdr.ru через TileJSON.
Guide to the Tekla Structures format: Finnish engineering history since 1966, the binary .db1, native IFC4, Tekla Model Sharing, the Open API, and how to use OSM context from osm2cdr.ru for structural modeling.
Tiled TMX is an XML tile map format from Tiled Map Editor (Thorbjørn Lindeijer, 2008+): the de-facto standard for 2D indie games (Stardew Valley, Celeste, Hyper Light Drifter), supported by Godot, Unity, Phaser, LÖVE2D, and Bevy.
Guide to the Suunto SML format — Movescount XML export discontinued in 2020. File structure, Suunto Spartan and Ambit, migration to FIT via Suunto App, .sml → GPX conversion in gpsbabel and Python.
SketchUp SKP is a proprietary 3D format from Trimble (originally @Last Software 2000, Google 2006-2012): the leading 3D tool for residential architecture, interior design, urban planning massing studies, with 1M+ models in 3D Warehouse.
Deep guide to .rvt — Autodesk's flagship BIM project format. History, binary structure, .rfa/.rte ecosystem, how to bring OSM site context into Revit via osm2cdr.ru.
S-57 is the binary ISO 8211 Electronic Navigational Chart format from the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO): 159 object types, mandatory for ECDIS on SOLAS-compliant vessels, the backbone of commercial and recreational seafaring.
Deep guide to QPKG — QGIS Project Package, a single ZIP container with embedded data and resources. History since QGIS 3.30, structure, difference from QGS/QGZ, limitations, and how to build QPKG from an osm2cdr.ru GeoPackage export.
Quantized Mesh is a binary terrain format from Cesium (Patrick Cozzi, AGI, 2013): TIN with 16-bit quantized vertices, multi-LoD streaming, the basis for CesiumJS global 3D terrain rendering, Cesium for Unreal, and NASA Mars Trek.